Kenneth
Ong
Medical Student
University of British Columbia
Kenneth Ong is a medical student at the Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program. Prior to medical school, he completed an undergraduate degree in behavioural neurosciences at UBC and worked with the Provincial Health Service Authority on improving patient data connectivity. He is also been involved in researching the effects of various programs to help vulnerable populations including those suffering from homelessness.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Seminar Description: Abstract
Background:
Engagement with patients, families and other community members in the design and delivery of interprofessional education is increasingly seen as beneficial, but there are many questions about how to do this in a good way. As part of a recent research project, we co-created with patients and the public a set of evidence-informed guiding principles, models and processes for the authentic, ongoing and sustainable engagement of patients and the public in health professional education. We identified from the literature a set of guiding principles of…